John 3:1-3, “There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Sadly, I am 100% convinced that Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020) went to Hell forever when he died. I have combed the internet for everything pertaining to Eddie's religious beliefs. Eddie was a lifelong non-practicing Roman Catholic. There is not a bigger cult on the planet that the prisonhouse of Catholicism, with their Sacramental Salvation and demonic Pope.
Eye hath not seen nor ear heard the horrors that the damned will experience in Hell. Jesus earned in no uncertain terms that except a man be BORN AGAIN from above, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. John 3:3, “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” No amount of devotion to religion can substitute for the new birth.
I have read hundreds of comment online from people in defense of Eddie, who claim that he went to Heaven because he thanked God for his success, or because he gave money to the poor secretly, et cetera. Dear reader, none of that can substitute for the required new birth. 1st Peter 1:23, “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.” You get born again by ceasing from your own self-righteous works, and trusting in the finished redemptive work of Jesus Christ. Jesus paid a debt of sin He did not owe, because we owed a massive dent of sin we could not pay. JESUS PAID IT ALL!!!
Granted, I am not God and do not have omniscience, so I don't know if Eddie was truly saved or lost. The man never made any public profession of his faith. Eddie and his brother Elec visited church one time and the world parades that one time event like they found God, but all they did was visit a church on time. Albeit, it wouldn't matter if they attended a church three times a week for 50 years, you don't get to Heaven through church membership or attendance. Churches today are filled with the spiritually dead who are still hellbound in their sins.
You see dear reader, you and I are guilty sinners. God created Hell for the Devil and fallen angels (demons), not for humanity. Sadly, when Adam sinned he opened the floodgate of sin and death into the world. We are all sinners by nature and by choice. I am as much a horrible sinner as Eddie and Alex Van Halen, and so are you friend. No one is good in God's sight (Romans 3:10-23). We all deserve to go straight to Hell and burn forever in fire and brimstone (sulfur - Revelation 21:9). But God loves you and me so much, that He made a way of escape, through faith in His only begotten Son. You simply need to believe that Jesus did it all for you through Calvary's cross. Simply receive Christ's sacrifice on the cross as full payment for your sins, believing that He was buried, but then raised up from the dead three days later. This is "the gospel" according to 1st Corinthians 15:1-4.
If Eddie Van Halen's only hope for forgiveness of sins and eternal life was Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, then He is in Heaven today. But, kindly said, if Eddie was trusting in the accursed Sven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic religion, then he is now and forever burning in the fires of Hell, without rest or hope forever (Revelation 20:11-15). If Eddie was trusting merely in his belief that God exists, he is burning now and forever in Hell. If Eddie trusted in his charitable acts of helping the poor, or giving money to help poor children learn to play guitar, then he is now and forever burning in the Lake of Fire.
No one has ever escaped the damnation of Hell without being BORN AGAIN. John 3:3, “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” No sinful priest has the power to forgive (absolve) another sinner's sin. The Pope doesn't speak for God (Ex Cathedra) on earth. The Pope may speak for Satan, but he does not speak for God. What saith the Scripture? Hebrews 1:1-2, “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;” Jesus and the Bible are “twins” Dr. John R. Rice (1895-1980) used to say. The Holy Bible is the inspired Written Word (John 1:1-3, 6:63); Jesus is the Living Word (Revelation 19:13; John 1:14). Jesus is the Word of God incarnate (in the flesh).
Books could be written documenting the sins of the band members of Van Halen, and the millions of lives and families they've destroyed with their immoral ungodly influence. God only knows the insane amount of adulteries, fornication, abortions, filth, divorces, murders and wickedness that resulted because of Van Halen's sensual wicked music. But we've become so desensitized to the awfulness of sin in America (Romans 7:13), that Van Halen no longer appears as wicked as they did in the 1970's (Hebrews 3:13).
Along with worldly bands like Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Marilyn Manson and Rainbow, these are Satan's preachers. The Rock concerts are the Devil's revivals where youth are recruited. The audience are the offerings being sacrificed to demons. If you don't believe me, it is only because you are naรฏve dear reader of the music industry. Satan is the god of this evil world, and he controls Hollywood, the music industry, most government, the majority of churches, et cetera. This is Satan's playground.
I am a musician myself, since I was 15 years old in 1982. I have always loved all kinds of music. Eddie Van Halen was a musical guru, a gift to the world musically. Unfortunately, he was also a curse to a generation of youth. Colossians 3:5-6 and Romans 1:24-32 warn that God's judgment comes upon the sexually immoral. Just because we are all wretched sinners (Romans 3:23), and no one has a right to “judge” other sinners (Matthew 7:1-2), does not mean that Bible preachers cannot expose the wickedness of Rock music. Isaiah 58:1,“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.”
Wicked unrepentant sinners always misquote the Holy Bible out of context, accusing Bible believing Christians of “judging.” Dear reader, if you think that Jesus' warning not to judge others, means that wicked people can sin with impunity and no one should ever dare criticize their horrible behavior, you are woefully deceived. Jesus warned us not to condemn other sinners, lest we bring condemnation upon ourselves, since we are equally guilty of sin. I am not condemning Eddie Van Halen for his personal sins. That is between him and his God alone (Hebrews 4:13). The purpose of my blog is threefold:
- To warn others about the dangers of Rock music
- To warn others about the deadly prisonhouse of Roman Catholicism
- To warn others that time is running out on earth, and if you don't get born again before it is too late, you will join Eddie Van Halen in Hell
I have no doubt whatsoever that Eddie went to Hell. It is extremely rare that a man rejects Christ for his entire life, but then comes to his senses and trusts Christ on his deathbed. The simple truth is that Eddie very likely didn't know that he needed to be born again. His priest likely lied to him (Matthew 7:15), falsely assuring him that everything was okay because he partook of some stupid sacraments of the Catholic religion. Heaven only knows how many BILLIONS of deceived Roman Catholics are burning in Hell.
Read what Jesus said in Mark 7:9, “And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.” Jesus practically gives the Vatican's address in Rome! Here is a long list of heathen unbiblical Roman Catholic heresies and traditions which they have fabricated over the centuries. I cannot warn you enough about the Satanic Catholic religion. From everything that I've read about the Van Halen family, they weren't very religious. Alex became an ordained Catholic minister, so that he could perform weddings for family and friends. That is nice, but it doesn't mean that Alex is saved. Only through coming to God as a guilty sinner, by way of humble faith in Jesus Christ as one's personal Savior, can anyone be born again. That is, born by the Holy Spirit of God from above.
The Catholic church offers a fancy religious package from the cradle to the casket; they do religious right (like KFC in the fast food business). Catholicism greatly appeals to the pious superficial religious person—with their architecturally exquisite buildings, padded pews, stained glass windows, confessional booths, holy water basins, priestly garb, traditions and rituals, et cetera. But none of that is based in Bible truth. Catholics share the same corrupt distorted view of being "born again" as do the Lordship Salvation crowd. No one has ever gone to Heaven through the Vatican and their cult. YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN!!!
Evangelist Ray Comfort also gets it wrong! Being "born again" doesn't refer to a radical change in your behavior because you've trusted in Jesus. In fact, your behavior may not change at all when you get saved, nor does it have to to be saved, nor to know or prove that you're saved. The new birth is simply He (Jesus), who is the Beginning, being born in you (Revelation 1:8). We were all born physically into the world spiritually dead. That is, we were born alienated from God spiritually. This is a result of Adam's sin, which caused sin to pass down upon all men (Romans 5:12). That is why we must be born again.
There is a common misconception about Hell. Some people think that you die spiritually when you go to Hell, but that is incorrect. You were already born spiritually dead at birth (Ephesians 2:1, 2). A person who goes to Hell dies the "Second Death" (Revelation 21:8). There's an old adage that is true: If you are born once, you die twice; if you're born twice, you die once. That is, if you are born again, then you will never die the Second Death, because you already posses everlasting life (John 6:47).
I am so sad for Eddie Van Halen, Valerie Bertarelli and Wolfgang (“Wolfy”) their son (he is amazing on the guitar like his Dad). I often wonder what Eddie is thinking in Hell, and I guarantee you that he is thinking exactly what the rich man was thinking in Luke 16:19-31, begging Abraham (or someone) to go warn his loved one's about Hell, so they wouldn't end up there too. Pastor Jack Hyles calls this “the cry from beneath” (from his classic sermon titled, “Four Calls To Soulwinning”).
I would love to be proven wrong someday and find out that Eddie really went to Heaven, but nothing indicates that he did. I don't condemn anybody for their sins, but I don't want you or anybody else to spend eternity burning in Hell. If you are angry at me for saying that Eddie Van Halen went to Hell, then you'd better make sure that you're saved friend, because I am worried about you, truly. Eddie and his band spent their careers glorifying sin, not their Creator. I don't expect wicked people to understand righteousness. The world walks in darkness without Jesus Christ. They are children of the Devil (John 8:44). If you have never been born-again by trusting Jesus as your personal Savior, you are still a child of the Devil.
I feel sorry for Eddie, for all the suffering that he endured (substance abuse, divorce, lawsuits, cancer, et cetera). I suffer myself. My wife divorced me back in 2006. I am the biggest sinner that I know, because I know me better than anyone. And if you are humble and honest, you should feel the same about yourself. That is how the Apostle Peter felt about himself in the presence of Jesus. Luke 5:8, “When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” I feel the same way as Peter.
My heart goes out to Eddie's family. The world is filled with selfish jerks. I don't want to be one of them. I think Eddie in the last years of his life made the best of things to improve. I think he was a decent guy, and a good man (as far as sinful men go). But the $64,000 question is did Eddie die in his sins (John 8:24), or did he die in the Lord (Revelation 13:14)? Only Eddie, God and those already in the afterlife know. John 3:3, “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Have you been born again?
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